We provide expert
and specialist consultancy services to the aviation industry in aviation
security and airport design, operational management, techniques and procedures.
NSAI is headed by Norman Shanks, who with 30 years of airport operations
and management experience is internationally recognised as one of the
worlds foremost experts in aviation security. NSAI through its staff and
associates, who are all experienced professionals from aviation, planning
and media, are able to provide an experienced, dedicated and ethical team
of independent management consultants who will ensure that the highest
possible professional services are provided to its clients.

Norman Shanks is founder and
managing director of NSAI - Norman Shanks Associates International. He
is recognised as one of the worlds foremost experts in aviation security
he has nearly thirty years operational and management experience in civil
aviation. As Airport Security Manager for Heathrow Airport during 1986
- 1991, he was responsible for planning and developing the airport security
policies, operational and training procedures. He project managed the
research, design development and implementation of a BAA group wide electronic
access control system, designed and implemented the 100% staff and vehicle
access screening operation and established the Heathrow specialist security
training and video production units.

During 1991 - 1996, as Head
of Group Security for BAA Plc, he pioneered the smart automated checked
baggage screening concept and commissioned the worlds first fully operational
installation in 1993. He worked on the new Hong Kong International Airport
project from February 1996 to December 1997, planning and developing the
aviation security systems and operations, he was the lead specialist operations
and security advisor on the integration of the 100% automated checked
baggage screening system, and other airport security systems. He has been
a leading industry representative on the following International and Government
Aviation Security Committees:- · Airports Council International (ACI)
Aviation Security Standing Committee (ASSC) 1991 - 1997 ACI ASSC Chairman
1996 -97 · ACI /IATA Security Working Group - Chairman · ACI - ASSC Checked
Baggage Screening Task Force · ECAC Security Working Group (SWG) - ACI-Europe
representative · ECAC SWG Technical Sub Group -ACI-Europe representative
· ICAO - Advisor to ACI delegate · UK National Aviation Security Committee
(NASC) · UK NASC Technical sub committee · UK NASC Training sub committee
· Hong Kong Aviation Security Committee Member of the ACI-Europe Aviation
Security Committee, and regular invitee to the ACI World Level Aviation
Security Standing Committee.